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Revision as of 13:01, 27 April 2011
Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer syndrome, abbreviated HNPCC, is a form of inherited colorectal cancer that is not characterized by abundant intestinal polyps, as in adenomatous polyposis coli.
Muir-Torre syndrome
Muir-Torre syndrome is a subset of HNPCC that includes the presence of sebaceous adenomas.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Kumar, Vinay; Abbas, Abul K.; Fausto, Nelson; Aster, Jon (2009). Robbins and Cotran pathologic basis of disease (8th ed.). Elsevier Saunders. pp. 1177. ISBN 978-1416031215.